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\"\"<\/a>Marvel vows \u2018new approach\u2019 to Sabra character amid torrent of anti-Israel criticism<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Casting of Israeli Shira Haas as ex-Mossad agent in upcoming \u2018Captain America\u2019 film has prompted accusations entertainment giant is stereotyping Palestinians and \u2018glorifying\u2019 IDF<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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\nMarvel’s Sabra (via Twitter<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Marvel Studios said it will take \u201ca new approach\u201d to its controversial character Sabra, to be played by Israeli actress Shira Haas, after Palestinian groups criticized the decision to bring the Israeli comic book character to the big screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile our characters and stories are inspired by the comics, they are always freshly imagined for the screen and today\u2019s audience, and the filmmakers are taking a new approach with the character Sabra who was first introduced in the comics over 40 years ago,\u201d Marvel told US media outlet Variety<\/a> in a statement Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Palestinian rights activists charged last week that by including Sabra in the upcoming \u201cCaptain America\u201d film, Marvel would be \u201cglorifying the Israeli army and police.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In a series of strongly worded tweets, the Institute for Middle East Understanding, a pro-Palestinian organization based in the US, said Marvel employed \u201ca slew of racist, anti-Muslim stereotypes and dehumanizing depictions of Palestinians, all while glorifying Israeli military violence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel is promoting Israel\u2019s violence against Palestinians and enabling the continued oppression of millions of Palestinians living under Israel\u2019s authoritarian military rule,\u201d IMEU said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Critics also claim the Marvel Comics\u2019 depiction of Arab characters has been plagued with stereotypes, painting Arabs as misogynistic, violent and antisemitic.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat comic doesn\u2019t suggest anything positive about how this film will play out,\u201d prominent American-Palestinian activist Yousef Munayyer told CNN.<\/span>
\nIn this June 9, 2021, photo, Shira Haas poses for a portrait in New York. (Matt Licari\/Invision\/AP)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

He said the glorification of Israeli spies as heroes is \u201cinsensitive and disgraceful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In the comics, Sabra, also known as Ruth Bat-Seraph, is a former superhuman agent for the Mossad spy agency who sometimes knocks up against other superhuman characters such as the Hulk and the X-Men.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one of Sabra\u2019s early adventures in the comic universe, she appears to show little remorse over the death of a Palestinian boy, until the Incredible Hulk steps in to teach Sabra about human compassion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hulk tells Sabra, \u201cBoy died because boy\u2019s people and yours both want to own land! Boy died because you wouldn\u2019t share!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sabra, in Hebrew tzabar<\/em>, is the local word for the fruit of the cactus (commonly known as a prickly pear). It has long been a slang term for Israeli-born Jews.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, to Palestinians, Sabra brings to mind a refugee camp in Lebanon, which alongside the Shatila camp was subject to a massacre at the hands of Lebanese Maronite Christian gunmen. Israel is widely blamed for allowing the attack to take place during its 1982 invasion of Beirut.<\/span><\/p>\n

In recent years Marvel has sought better ethnicity and gender representation, employing \u201ccultural consultants\u201d to ensure that minority communities are fairly represented, the Variety report said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Disney has set a May 3, 2024, release date for the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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